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Pubes
Pronunciation : Pu"bes
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., the hair which appears on the body at puberty, from pubes adult.]
Definition : 1. (Anat.) (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty. (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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